Taiwan’s National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) has done it again — winning the ASC Student Supercomputer Challenge for the second year running. It outperformed more than 300 teams from prestigious universities around the world to […]
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China blocks DiDi app
What was supposedly a week of celebration for DiDi following its listing on the New York Stock Exchange ended with a whimper with its app being blocked in China. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) […]
NVIDIA-based AI systems ace MLPerf benchmarks
For years, hardware enthusiasts have been pushing their graphics cards to gain the best possible performance in benchmark tests. That’s no different at the top end where GPU-accelerated AI systems are tested on their capabilities […]
Movandi and Mavenir team up on Thailand’s first smart city project
Movandi and Mavenir have partnered on deploying the 5G mmWAVE Open Radio Access Network (RAN) for a smart city in Thailand. Mavenir’s Open RAN radio units (RU) for the smart city private network include Movandi’s […]
India’s server market up, external storage market down in Q1
In back-to-back Q1 updates, IDC has reported that India’s server market grew 33.8 percent to reach US$310.6 million while its external storage market dropped six percent to US$83.0 million. The x86 market contributed 88.8 percent […]
Nikon unveils the Z fc mirrorless camera
Nikon Singapore has released the Z fc compact DX-format mirrorless camera that blends the design of the classic Nikon FM2 with the latest technologies to produce up to 4K UHD output. Weighing about 390g, it […]
Changi Airport to install optical LAN for CCTV ops
Singapore’s Changi Airport will be installing Nokia Optical LAN to better support existing CCTV operations and enable new services as part of its digital transformation. Nokia Optical LAN leverages the fibre bandwidth capabilities to cover […]
ClearScore secures US$200m funding
Fintech firm ClearScore has received a US$200 funding from Invus Opportunities to grow its team, product suite and customer base globally.. The credit marketplace serves more than 14 million customers worldwide, with more than 400,000 […]
Acronis sets up R&D centre in Israel
Singapore-headquartered Acronis has established a new office in Herzliya, Israel to conduct cybersecurity research and development, and support local Acronis partners and customers. It is part of a plan to invest US$80 million in Israel […]
Fujitsu absorbs middleware subsidiary
Fujitsu Middleware will be part of its parent company by October 1, 2021. The move is part of Fujitsu’s optimisation of operations, including domestic group companies, with the aim of enhancing the value delivered to […]
NVIDIA gives enterprises leg up with instant AI infrastructure
Building an AI infrastructure can be a daunting endeavour. But help is at hand with the NVIDIA AI LaunchPad to give enterprises a leg up in their AI efforts. Delivered through hybrid-cloud providers, the comprehensive […]
Surbana Jurong to deploy IFM platform at Temasek Polytechnic
Surbana Jurong has won a tender to deploy one of Singapore’s largest digital integrated facilities management (IFM) services platforms on Temasek Polytechnic’s 30-hectare campus. It will team up with Internet-of-Things (IoT) service provider UnaBiz to […]
Baidu targets carbon neutrality by 2030
Baidu aims to use advanced technology and innovative mechanisms to minimise its ecological footprint to achieve carbon neutrality in its operations by 2030. Starting from 2020, the China search giant is eyeing to fulfill carbon […]
GlobalFoundries building new plant in Singapore
GlobalFoundries (GF) is building a new fab plant on its Singapore campus to meet the growing demand for semiconductors globally. The more than US$4 billion investment is in partnership with Singapore’s Economic Development Board (EDB) and […]
Brightcove and ByteArk take video services to Thailand
Brightcove and ByteArk have teamed up to support customers in Thailand looking to use video to connect with viewers all over the world. They will empower media organisations, content owners using over-the-top platforms and enterprises […]
yellow.ai brings voice bots to SEA
yellow.ai has added Voice AI bots on its customer experience platform, in addition to existing channels such as Facebook, Instagram, Kakaotalk, Line, Website, and WhatsApp. The human-like voice AI bots can understand sentiments, intent and […]
OnePlus deepens integration with Oppo
By Edward Lim OnePlus has merged with Oppo, according to reports following a post by Pete Lau, CEO of OnePlus. But, no where in the post is the word “merger” used. The headline reads “A […]
Baidu and Arcfox launch Apollo Moon robotaxis
Baidu has collaborated with BAIC Group’s EV brand Arcfox to launch Apollo Moon, a new generation of robotaxis that are set to be mass-produced at just one third of the cost of average L4 autonomous […]
NVIDIA toughens up Jetson AGX Xavier
NVIDIA has introduced a hardened version of NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier system-on-module that can withstand harsh environments. Called NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier Industrial module, it is built for intelligent video analytics, optical inspection, robotics, computer […]
Colorful opens GPU museum in Shenzhen
Want to learn more about the history of graphics processing unit? If you happen to be in Shenzhen, China, you can visit the newly-opened GPU History Museum. Launched by cardmaker Colorful in partnership with NVIDIA, […]
Accenture to buy umlaut
Accenture has agreed to acquire German engineering consultancy and services firm umlaut. The acquisition should boost Accenture’s deep engineering capabilities to help companies use digital technologies such as 5G, artificial intelligence and cloud to transform […]
Informatica tightens Snowflake integration for easier migration
Informatica is making it easier for enterprises to move data to Snowflake through its Intelligent Data Management Cloud. With the tighter integration, data scientists and developers can scale analytics and cloud applications with ease and […]
LintraMax and Merchantrade team up to enable cashless transactions for plantations
LintraMax and Merchantrade Asia are partnering to bring digital payment solutions to oil palm plantations across Malaysia. The partners will introduce Merchantrade’s digital payment solutions to oil palm plantations that are currently using LintraMax’s Quarto […]
DataStax sets up regional HQ in Singapore
Fuelled by fresh funding from Goldman Sachs, DataStax has established its regional headquarters in Singapore to reinforce its commitment to better serve customers in the Asia-Pacific region. Locating the RHQ in Singapore gives the company […]
Day of downers
June 8, 2021 (yesterday) was a day of discconectivity for some in Singapore. Singtel fibre broadband was down during the day and several global sites were down later in the day. Singtel’s fibre broadband outage […]
Optimizely named a leader in feature management and experimentation
Optimizely has been named a leader in The Forrester Wave: Feature Management And Experimentation, Q2 2021. The digital experience platform provider has the largest market presence score and received “differentiated” scores in experimentation, audience targeting […]
Samsung knocks Apple off smartphone perch in Q1
Samsung regained its top spot in the global smartphone market in Q1, nudging Apple off the position it held a quarter ago, according to IDC. The Korea tech giant captured a 20.3 percent marketshare while […]
Transforming 3D workflows
Before anything is made, it is first designed. And whether it is a design or simulation, 3D workflow has become an essential component of every industry. Designers, engineers and simulation experts need physically based, photorealistic […]
Rise of AI-infused industrial systems with superhuman capabilities
Economists are calling AI a general-purpose technology – an innovation that does not serve a singular purpose but impacts all existing industries – that has ignited the 4th Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0. With the […]
AI redefines driving experience, transforms transportation industry
The transportation industry is going through a major transition with vehicles defined not by horsepower but by computing capability. Driving this revolution is AI and the immense possibilities that it brings by powering autonomous vehicles […]
Huawei unloads new HarmonyOS 2-powered devices
Huawei is marching on with its HarmonyOS 2 followed the launch of a range of smartphones, smart watches and tablets. New releases include the next-generation open-fit Active Noise Cancellation wireless Bluetooth Huawei FreeBuds 4, Huawei […]
NVIDIA CEO: AI is powerful force as computer industry reshapes
What is Computex without NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang? When the NVIDIA keynote was helmed by two NVIDIA executives — Jeff Fisher, GeForce Senior Vice PresidentManuvir Das, Head of Enterprise Computing — it seems like the […]
Fast production AI scaling with NVIDIA Base Command Platform
NVIDIA kicked off its Computex activities by unveiling the NVIDIA Base Command Platform that lets enterprises move their AI projects swiftly from prototypes to production. The platform is designed for large-scale, multi-user and multi-team AI […]
NVIDIA-Certified Systems programme gathers momentum
NVIDIA announced at Computex that dozens of new servers have been added to its NVIDIA-Certified Systems programme. The list has now grown to more than 50 systems with the latest additions coming from the likes […]
Delyva introduces mobile app
Malaysia startup Delyva has launched the DelyvaNow mobile app as a booking platform for delivery services for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Available on Android and iOS, the app lets users book, manage and […]
NERSC dedicates world’s fastest AI supercomputer
The numbers are insane. 1 powerful AI supercomputer = 4 exaflops of AI performance.driven by 6,159 NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPUs. That’s the Perlmutter, the new fastest AI supercomputer named after astrophysicist Saul Permutter. It […]
little Birdie nets A$30m CBA investment
Little Birdie has received A$30 million investment from Commonwealth Bank (CBA), ahead of its launch next month (June 2021). The investment values the online shopping startup at A$130 million, making it among the largest pre-launch […]
1 in 3 APAC business deprioritises security and fraud prevention
Businesses in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region are deprioritising security and fraud prevention with nearly one third favouring revenue generation, according to an Experian global study. This makes the digital ecosystem even more vulnerable for consumers. […]
Trackunit sets up regional HQ in Singapore
Denmark-headquartered software-led telematics solutions provider Trackunit has set up a regional HQ in Singapore and offices in Australia and Japan to better serve its customers in the region. Focusing on the digitisation of the construction […]
Bye, bye, Internet Explorer
After 26 years of existence, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) web browser will be retired on June 15, 2022. Launched in 1995, it was bundled with Microsoft Windows, which was effective in forcing people to switch […]
IFA Berlin takes a rain check
With COVID-19 still prevalent in many parts of the world, IFA Berlin will not be happening physically in the German city from September 2 to 6, 2021. Instead, the world’s largest consumer and home electronics […]
Thailand’s biobank powers up genomic sequencing
Tasked to drive genomic medicine in thailand, the National Biobank of Thailand (NBT) has added a NVIDIA DGX A100 system and NVIDIA Clara Parabricks sequencing analysis software to accelerate its genomic sequencing research. In 2019, […]
IBM opens new frontier with 2nm chip technology
IBM has snuck ahead in the semiconductor race by announcing earlier this month the world’s first chip with 2 nanometer (nm) nanosheet technology. Intel and TSMC had previously shared roadmaps with similar technology coming up […]
NVIDIA to deliver Computex keynote with double dose of innovations
NVIDIA is packing both consumer and enterprise GPU computing developments into one keynote entitled The Transformational Power of Accelerated Computing, from Gaming to the Enterprise Data Centre at Computex 2021 on June 1. Teaming up […]
New Huawei MatePad to debut in Singapore on May 22
A new 10.4-inch Huawei MatePad will debut in Singapore on May 22 (Friday). Priced at S$498, the lightweight tablet sports a Kirin 820 processor, 128GB of storage, 2K high-definition FullView display, Harman Kardon quad-channel speaker […]
Thales announces multi-cloud data security solutions
Thales has announced data protection solutions for Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services. Each cloud provider has its own unique data protection mechanisms and key management offerings, making multi-cloud data protection a complex […]
India IT and business services market growth slows down in 2020
India’s IT and business services market grew to US$13.41b in 2020, according to IDC. However, the 5.41 percent year-over-year growth was slowed down by the pandemic. In 2019, the market enjoyed 8.43 percent increase from […]
hoolah and BridgerPay pair up in Asia
hoolah and BridgerPay are teaming up to provide merchants in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong the opportunity to offer their customers to pay later in a flexible, convenient and transparent way. Singapore-headquartered hoolah offers merchants […]
Parler back on App Store
After a four-month suspension, Parler has returned to App Store following some tweaks to meet Apple’s requirements. It is a welcome move for the social media platform, which was removed from App Store after the […]
Gojek and Tokopedia in US$18b merger
Two of Indonesia’s brightest tech stars are merging to form GoTo Group in a deal reported to be worth US$18 billion. Gojek is the archipalego’s top ride-hailing and payments firm while Tokopedia is the nation’s […]
Clubhouse to roll out Android app globally this week
The invite-only social media app Clubhouse will be rolling out its Android app globally this week — starting from Japan tomorrow. Launched on iOS in 2020, Clubhouse had gained popularity on the back of its […]
Viettel installs NVIDIA DGX A100 to drive AI initiatives
Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group has installed a NVIDIA DGX A100 system to power its research and development (R&D) on technologies and products using AI and data analysis. Its Viettel Cyber Center (VTCC) unit […]
Videogames show to premiere in Singapore on June 12
The Virtual Realms: Videogames Transformed will make its global premiere in Singapore on June 12. Running till January 9, 2022 at ArtScience Museum, the videogame exhibition is curated and organised by the Barbican in co […]
China’s telcos advise investors on impending NYSE delisting
It looks like one of former US President Donald Trump’s final orders against China’s technology companies is coming to pass. China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom have issued warnings to investors about being delisted […]
Capgemini strengthens SAP offering with acquisition
Capgemini has agreed to buy Mutibook’s SAP global services line to boost its SAP capabilities and enrich its client portfolio of business services in Japan and Southeast Asia. The acquisition will reinforce Capgemini’s partnership with […]
SPH to spin off media business
Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) will be hiving off its media business amid declining advertising revenue. Despite its efforts to digitalise and provide contents online, revenue has kept dropping. While media used to be the core […]
TPG Telecom deploys MATRIXX Software
With its 5G rollout in progress across major Australian cities, TPG Telecom is deploying the MATRIXX digital commerce platform to to improve customer experience while laying the foundation for future innovation. It is building a […]
Acronis receives US$250m injection
Acronis has received more than US$250 million funding from CVC Capital Partners VII and other investors to further accelerate growth by expanding its product portfolio. A significant portion of the investment will be used to […]
Marriage over for Gates
Bill and Melinda Gates have pulled the plug on their 27-year marriage. In a tweet, they that they could no longer grow together as a couple. But, the couple will continue their philathrophic together at […]
Colorful unleashes iGame M600 Mirage Gaming PC
Colorful Technology has launched the iGame M600 Mirage series of gaming PCs powered by the 11th generation Intel core processors and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30-Series graphics cards. Available in a range of configurations for different […]
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